Dating-stamp.



T. R. POST:

DATING STAMR. APIPLIGATION TILE-ID AUG. 13, 1913.

Patented Feb. 10,1914.

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T. R. POST.

' DATING STAMP. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1B, 1913.

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. on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 a plan simple and durable-and less liable to get UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS R. POST, or WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, Assrenon '.to THE POST Daren STAMP COMPANY, OF WILMINGTON, NORTH'CAROLINA, A. CORPORATION OF NORTH CAROLINA.

DATING-STAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented i eb o, 1914.

Original application filed December 9, 1911, Serial No. 664,708. Divided and this application filed August 18, 1913. SerialNo. 785,204.

To all whom it may) concern Be it known that I, THOMAS R. 'Posr, a citizen of the United'States, and residing at certain new and useful Improvements in Dating-Stamps, of which the following (is a Specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it 'appertains to make and use. the same. i

This invention relates to dating stamps of the class described and claimed 'in. U. S. Letters Patent granted to me March 12, 1901, No. 669,661; and the object 'ofthis in vention is to provide a stamp of the classspecified having improved printing devices, improved inking devicesand improvements intheplaten employed, whereby the construction of said stamp is rendered more out of order, and whereby the operation thereof is rendered more simple and effectual; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in a stamp of the class specified, constructed and operating as hereinafter described and claimed.

This application is a division of a prior application filed by me December 9, 1911, Serial No. 664:,2'08, and. the invention forming the basis of this application is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, .in which the separate parts of my improvement' are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which v Figure 1 is a-sectional side view ofmy improved dating stamp; Fig. 2 a sectional partial horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a partial sect-ion on the line 4& of Fig. 1; Fig. '5 a partial section view of a sheet of paper, showing the method of operation ofmy improved dating stamp Fig. 7 a view similar to Fig. 4, but showing a-modification, and Fig. 8 a sectionon the line 88 of Fig. 7

In the practice ofmy invention I provide an oblong casing a comprising a top a ends a and a" and sides a and a, and forthe' purpose of this description the ends a and form to a will be called the front-and rear ends,

The casingta is provided at the. top of the rear end portion thereof with an upwardly directed support a onwhich is'pivoted an aunt, the pivoted end of said arm being provided, with cars 6 through which and said support is passed a pin [1 and one of theears b 'is provided with a forwardly di rected projection-b" from which is suspended a link b which passes through-an aperture a? in the top of the casing 66.. f a v The front end of the arm 6 is provided with a head 0' which is approximately conical in form and provided at the top thereof with a supplemental heade forming a handle, and in the bottom of the head (7 is a conical recess 0 in which is loosely suspendeda platen block 0 to the bottom of which is see cured a platen c of leather or other suitable material. I i

The walls of the conical recess 0 are convex in vertical section and the walls of,the platen block c are correspondingly concave in verticalrsectiomand in the bottom central portion of said platen block'is a vertical axial recess 0 and in the top thereof a corresponding bore or passage 0, anda screw 0 1s passed upwardly 'and'through the recess a and through the bore, or passage 0? into the neck of the head 0, whereby said platen block '0 is held in position, and the bore or passage c is larger than the body of the screw a and the recess 0 is greater in transverse dimensions than the head of said screw whereby said platen block is capable of slight the conical head c and the bot-tom part 0 9 of'the platen block 0" are rectangular in prevent rotary movement of said block.

verse aperture as inwhich' is mounted a roller 03, and rearwardly thereof with a transverse aperture a in which is mounted a. roller 12 The' top ofthefcasing ais' also provided on theopposite sides. of the recess a" therein; with depending or bearlateral movement, and the-bottom part 0 of e v o I The bottom of the-top a ,ofvthecasing a 1 ings; a formediintegrally-ztherewith and between which is e? central vertical spacer (Z which ranges forwardly and backwardly and at the top of which is the recess a, and extending through the sides of said casing and through said'bosses or bearings is a transverse bore or passage a in which is mounted a central transverse spindle f on the opposite end portions of which are mounted two sleeves g and h on which are mounted other sleeves iand j. The sleeve 9 is provided at its inner end with a year wheel on which the years are representedby suitable type, and said sleeve is provided at its outer end witha circular disk or head 9 having a hub g* on which the years are printed or otherwise placed, and the disk or head 9 is provided with spaced recesses g which correspond with the position of the'years on the hub g and on the'wheel g and a spring finger g secured to the bot- .tom of the corresponding boss or bearing a operates in saidnotches or recesses.

The sleeve it is provided at its inner end with a day wheel h on which-are placed or printed in suitable type, the days of the month, and at its outer end with a disk or head h having a hub h on which the days of the months are also printed or otherwise placed in positions which correspond with the positions of the-days of the month on the wheel h and the'diskor head 72 is also provided with spaced notches onrecesses h, and a spring finger h is secured to the bottom of the corresponding boss or hearing a and operates in said notches or recesses.

The sleeve 2' is provided at its inner end with a utility wheel 2' on which are printed or placed in suitable. type, letters which represent any desired word, or letters having-a wellknown meaning such as Act, 0. K3, Pd or any other suitablewords or type indicating certain words, and said sleeve is provided at its outer end with a circular disk or head z' flhaving a hub i on which are printed or placed letters or words which correspond with those on the wheel and the disk. or head. 2' is provided with spaced recesses 2' and a spring finger 2'" is Secured to the bottom of the corresponding boss or bearing a and operates in said notches or recesses. v

The sleeve j is provided at its inner end with a month wheel j on whichthe. months of the year are indicated in suitable type and said sleeve is provided at its outer end with'a circular disk or head 7' having a hub on which the months of the year are also placed, and the disk or head 7' is also provided with spaced recesses j and a spring finger j is secured to the bottom of v the corresponding boss or hearing a and operates in said notches or recesses.

The wheels k i and are detachablv connected with the-corresponding sleeves g, 71, z' and j bymeans of a tongueanc groove construction as shown at la, and said sleeves and their corresponding wheels are independently rotatable as will be readily understood, this operation being performed by means ef the heads of said sleeves, and the springs g, h, a. and j prevent the accidental rotation of said parts without'inter- 2 i and 3' is placed a removable signature die at and a removable business'name die m and in the operation of the device as iereinafter described, the platen c is adapted to bear on the said wheels andon the said dies. i

In the front bottom portion of the casing a and directly beneath the roller cl is" a similar transverse roller n and in the back portion of said casing and 'rearwardly of and beneath the roller d is ,a transverse shaft 12. provided with a roller n and at one end thereof with a ratchet wheel n,

.and the shaft n is provided at the corresponding end thereof with a crank 72 with which the link If connected,- and pivoted to said arm orto said link as shown at n is a pawl n which operates in connection with the ratchet wheel n, and a spring a is placed between the arm 5 and the top of the casing a and normally holds said arm in a raised position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and each time that said arm is' depressed and again raised to its normal position the roller n is turned through one step in the direction ofthe arrow 00.

An endless inking strip or belt 0 ispassed around the rollers (Z, (Z n and n and over the top plate of. the casing beneath the platen 0 and I also provide means for inking said strip or belt, which comprises-a .shaft or rod 32 mounted transversely of the bottom' portion of the casing and onwhich are pivoted forwardly directed arms 79 provided at their front ends with a transverse ink reservoir 79 in which is mounted an inkingroller p, and springs '72 are wound 'on'the shaft, or rod 22 and one end of said springs pass beneath the front end portion of the arms p as shown at 7) and normally 1 holds the reservoir p and inking roller 79* in a raised position so that said roller will war on the bottom ofthe roller 12 oron the strip or belt 0 as it passes beneath said roller.

The other ends of the springs p are in the operation of the device, moves the strip or belt in'the direction of the arrow 00 one step, and the said strip or belt is always kept thoroughly inked and in thoroughlyoperative condition, but my invention is not limited to the use of the inking'devic'e herein shown and described, and the'strip or belt 0 may be made from a carbon. sheet or maybe made similar to a typewriter ribbon, in which event no inking device would be necessary.

"The operation of my improved dating stamp is similar, to thatof other devices of its kind. A'sheet of paper 7' is inserted wheel together with the platen '0 wheels and beneath the as shown in Fig. l and the arm Z) is forced downwardly in the usual manner, and in this operation the business name, the month, the. day any. desired impression from the utility signature are all printed thereon as shown in Fig. 6, the business name Belt line in this case, being printed by the die m *and the signature Jno. Jones in this case, being printed by the die m.

By-means of my improvement as shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, I provide for the easy, simpie and" convenient manipulation of the printing wheels 9 71. i and j from the opposite sides ofthe stamp by means over the printing of a construction which is positive in operation and the separate parts of which may be disconnected whenever desired for cleaning, repairing or other purposes, and I also inking device.

provide a simple and effective and by mounting the platen 0 or .the block 0 with which it is connected so that said parts will have a slight swinging movement, I also provide for the exact operation of said platen at all times and insure the making of a perfect impression on the paper when said platen is depressed. I also provide means for throwing the inking roller 79 out of operation when desired, and in the form of construction shown, these means consist of a pin 7* passed through one side of the casing a and provided at its outer end with a head r by which it may be manipulated and at its inner end with a cam head r on which one of the arms 79 normally bears, and by turning the pin 7- so as to throw the cam head r into operation, the reservoir 12 and roller p may be depressed intothe position shown in dotted lines inFig. 1.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a modifi-v cation in which the printing wheels 9 b i and maybe manipulated from one side of the stamp. With this construction, a spindle s is employed, which is mounted in one side of the stamp, only, and projects from "said side, and a year wheel t, a day wheel a, a utility wheel 4; and a month wheel 20 are substituted for the correspondof the month, the year or ingwheels if, i and j shown in Fig. 4. The utility wheel v is secured to theinner end of the spindle s and said spindle is provided at its which the character letters or words simi" lar to those on the wheel 4) are formed or placed.- The wheel t is'connected with a sleeve 25 mounted on the spindle s and provided at its outer end with a disk t on which numerals representing the years are formed or placed. The wheel u is connected with a. sleeve umounted on the sleeve and provided at'its outer end with a disk u on which are placed or formed numerals representing the days of the months, and the wheel w is connected with a sleeve 20 mounted on the sleeve 14 and provided at its outer end with a disk w on which are printed, placed or formedletters representing the months.

.It will be understood that'the characters, letters or numerals on the disks 12 ,79, u and 20 correspond with the characters, letters or numeralson the wheels 11, t, u and w and are similarly spaced, and said wheels are provided, respectively, with hubs '1'), t,

a and w in which are formed notches or recesses y whlch are correspondingly spaced,

and secured to the frame or to an arm g connected with oneside thereof is a plate 11 having spring fingers 3/ which operate in said notches or recesses and which prevent the accidental movement or rotation of said wheels and hold them in proper position at all times.

It will be understood of the stamp, with the construction shown in Figs. 7 and 8 will be the same as that shown in Figs. 1 to 5, the only difference being in the method of operating the printing wheels from one side of the stamp instead of'from both sides and the construction by which this operation is performed, and inthe operation of the spring fingers y in connection with the hubs formed on the printing wheels.

The arm Z) is provided at its pivoted end that the operation outer end witha disk 22 on r with a downwardly directed stop b which operates in connection with the upper back corner of the casing a to limit the upward movement of said arm as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,-and in the manipulation of the stamp, the supplemental head 0 may be struck by the hand in the usual manner to depress said arm, or said supplemental head may be grasped in forced downwardly.

My invention is not limited to any particular form of the casing a, the construe-- tion thereof or the material employed, and various changes in and modifications of the operative parts of my improved stamp as. herein shown and described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims,

without departing from the spirit of my in- \ention or sacrificing its advantages, and I reserve the right to make all such alterations therein as clearly come within the scope of the invention.

Having fully described my what I claim as new by Letters Patent, is:"

1. Ina dating stamp provided with an inking strip and means for feeding the same, a pivoted frame, an ink reservoir carried by one end of said frame, an inking roller in said reservoir,-a second frame pivoted concentrically with the ink roll carrying frame, and provided with a tension roller for engaging a slack portion of said strip, and a spring having portions'engaging both of said frames for holding the inking roller and tension roller in operative positions.

2. In a dating stamp provided with an inklng strip and means for feeding the same, a pivoted frame, an ink reservoir carinvention, and desire to secure ried by one end of said frame, an inking roller in said reservoir, a second frame pivoted concentrically with the ink roll carrying frame, and provided with a tension roller for engaging a slack portion of said strip, a spring having portions engaging both of said frames for holding said ink roller and tension roller in operative position and manually operable means for moving said ink roll out of operative position and holdingiit without interfering with the tension roller.

3. In a dating stamp provided with an inking strip and means for feeding the same, a pivoted frame, an ink reservoir carried by one end of said frame, an inking roller in said reservoir, a second frame pivoted concentrically with the ink roll carrying frame, and provided with a tension roller forengaging a slack portion of said strip, a spring having portions engaging both of said frames for holding said ink roller and tension roller in operative positions, and a manually operable rotary member mounted in the main frame of the device and having an eccentric portion engaging said ink roll carrying frame for moving said inking roller out of operative-position and holding it Without interfering with the v tension roller.

4. 111a dating stamp provided with an inking strip and means for feeding the same, a pivoted frame, an ,inkin mechanism including an ink. roller an ink supplying means carried byasaid frame, a spring engaging said pivoted arm and normally holding said inking roller in engagement with said strip, and a manually operable eccentrio device engaging said frame for adjusting the position of the inking roller-with re spect to said strip.

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my invention I havesigned my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 14th day of August, 1913.

' THOMAS R. POST. -Witnesses:

JOHN L. HAzLnHURsT, VILLIAM NICHOLAS Posr. 

